They Knew What They Wanted (1940)

ALL 10/19/1940 (en) Drama, Romance 96 Min
  • Release
    10/19/1940
  • Production
    RKO Radio Pictures
  • Rotten tomato
    56.43%
  • Original title
    They Knew What They Wanted
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

"I won't Do it! Joe...you and me...we can't. It'd be too awful-on account of Tony. I've got to marry Tony...just as soon as he gets well!"

Overview

While courting a young woman by mail, a rich farmer sends a photograph of his foreman instead of his own, which leads to complications when she accepts his marriage proposal.

  1. Garson Kanin

    Director

  2. Story

  3. John Sturges

    Editor

  4. Erich Pommer

    Producer



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Casts

  1. Carole Lombard

    Amy Peters

  2. Charles Laughton

    Tony Patucci

  3. William Gargan

    Joe

  4. Harry Carey

    The Doctor

  5. Frank Fay

    Father McKee

  6. Joseph E. Bernard

    The R.F.D.

  7. Janet Fox

    Mildred

  8. Lee Tung Foo

    Ah Gee, the Cook

  9. Karl Malden

    Red

  10. Victor Kilian

    The Photographer

  11. Demetrius Alexis

    Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

  12. Ricca Allen

    Mrs. Thing (uncredited)

  13. Effie Anderson

    Nurse (uncredited)

  14. Bobby Barber

    Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)

  15. Marie Blake

    Waitress (uncredited)

  16. Tom Ewell

    New Hired Hand (uncredited)

  17. Antonio Filauri

    Customer (uncredited)

  18. Millicent Green

    Waitress (uncredited)

  19. Bobby Hale

    Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

  20. Paul Le Pere

    Hired Hand (uncredited)

  21. Grace Lenard

    Waitress (uncredited)

  22. Patricia Oakley

    Waitress (uncredited)

  23. Nestor Paiva

    Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)

  24. Paul Panzer

    Proprietor of Italian Restaurant (uncredited)

  25. Stephen Soldi

    Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

  26. Joe Sully

    Father of the Family (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 26 , Crews : 17

Keyword

They Knew What They Wanted (1940) 96 Min

ALL 10/19/1940 (en)
Drama, Romance
  • Release 10/19/1940
  • Production
    RKO Radio Pictures
  • Original title They Knew What They Wanted
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

"I won't Do it! Joe...you and me...we can't. It'd be too awful-on account of Tony. I've got to marry Tony...just as soon as he gets well!"

Overview

While courting a young woman by mail, a rich farmer sends a photograph of his foreman instead of his own, which leads to complications when she accepts his marriage proposal.

  1. Garson Kanin

    Director

  2. Story

  3. John Sturges

    Editor

  4. Erich Pommer

    Producer